In the past few years, several scientists and other thinkers have written books in favor of atheism, most notably biologist Richard Dawkins and journalist Christopher Hitchens. Adding to this milieu of atheistic rationalism is research psychologist Jesse Bering’s new book, The Belief Instinct: The Surprising Psychology behind Why We Believe in God, the Supernatural, and the Afterlife. Unlike some other books in the atheist genre, Bering takes his approach from Read More ...